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20 Common House Framing Terms You Should Know
Posts and beams can be steel, wood or engineered lumber. When placing joists, studs, rafters or trusses, carpenters need to ...
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What is a Birdsmouth Cut and How to Cut It On a Rafter
It’s also essential to avoid cutting birdsmouths into trusses. As engineered systems, they’re designed to bear loads in a specific way. Cutting into them can compromise their structural integrity.